1.to benefit from2.thanks to
percentage of votes obtained
propranolol (beta-blocker used to treat high blood pressure)
1.cannot blame2.no wonder
to have an unrealistically optimistic expectation; (as an interjection) what a dreamer!
1.to be considered as outstanding or special2.to be reckoned with3.notable
worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)
1.needed2.to come in useful
1.cannot help2.to be beyond control of
1.(dialect) obviously2.clearly
1.to understand (by hearing)2.to catch (what sb says)
to be able to hear; can hear
1.to be unmentionable2.be unspeakable3.must4.cannot but+1 条 1.can be counted or regarded as2.to be able to tell or answer3.to deserve mention
1.to be able to talk to2.to get along with3.to be congenial
Yaoundé, capital city of Cameroon
free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
to be unable to move a single step
faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
to be determined to win (idiom)
a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
1.to prevail2.to achieve victory3.to be victorious
(idiom) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)
1.easily obtained2.readily available
1.to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom)2.a blessing in disguise
Andhra Pradesh or Andhra State in southeast India
feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
1.lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)2.fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
Petrograd (former name of Saint Petersburg 圣彼得堡[shèng bǐ dé bǎo])
hard to come by; not easily obtained; hard-won
1.so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure2.beside oneself with joy
to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all around
1.lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized2.fig. endless greed3.insatiable desire
1.fully content with one's achievements (idiom)2.complacent
1.compelled by the circumstances (to do sth)2.(have) no other choice (but do sth)3.(used as a pun in romance) can't help but fall in love
1.lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom)2.fig. to weigh up various factors
1.to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)2.to see through to the nub
1.you win some, you lose some (idiom)2.gains and losses3.trade-off
Euclid of Alexandria (c. 300 BC), Greek geometer and author of the Elements 几何原本[jǐ hé yuán běn]
1.lit. to seek virtue and acquire it (idiom)2.fig. to have one's wish fulfilled
1.to stay calm2.to keep one's composure
to have an undeserved reputation (idiom)
1.to win the hearts of the people2.to be popular among the masses
Windhoek, capital of Namibia
1.guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement2.the punishment fits the crime